Fisherman is evacuated after injuring finger

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a 51-year-old fisherman Monday from a New Bedford-based vessel that was about 60 miles east of Chatham, officials said.

BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a 51-year-old fisherman Monday from a New Bedford-based vessel that was about 60 miles east of Chatham, officials said.

The crew member was aboard the Bulldog and had partially severed a finger while doing repairs on the vessel, the Coast Guard said. He was reportedly repairing a steering mechanism when he was injured and the vessel was adrift.

At about 3:15 a.m., the Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a report of the injured fisherman, a spokesman said.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod arrived on the scene and hoisted the fisherman from the vessel at 7 a.m. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital at about 8:45 a.m.

The crew of the Bulldog completed the steering repairs and is returning to New Bedford.